MERIDEN — Last fall was a controversial time for breast cancer screening, following a government task force recommendation that counteracted long-standing practices.

CHESHIRE — The Highlands Health Care Center is working to establish itself as a stroke rehabilitation center.

MERIDEN — MidState Medical Center’s cancer center has received three-year accreditation as a national breast cancer center, a recognition of the hospital’s comprehe

Megan Orciari’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in her first mammogram, at 41.

NEW HAVEN — Joel E. Smilow was talking about his four grandchildren and envisioning the day, 40 or 50 years from now, when they might receive a phone call.

MERIDEN — MidState Medical Center is an early adopter of new technology that enhances the use of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting breast cancer.

WALLINGFORD — Can drinking three cups of green tea a day ward off the second most common cancer in men?

NEW BRITAIN — Decades ago, patients with a cancerous tumor in their kidneys would typically experience symptoms like blood in the urine or extreme pain.